Author: NELSON, MARK
Title: The Data Compression Book
Description: nb, M & T Books. 1991. (ISBN: 9781558512160). Paperback, 9.5 x 7.2 x 1.2 inches. Condition good. Comes with two 5.25 inch floppy discs. Isbn 1-55851-216-0, 1558512160. This is a reference on data compression, tailored to the popular programming environment. The book includes compression techniques for computer graphics, video and sound data and discusses the JPEG sound algorithm. It also shows how to evaluate and choose data compression methods. All techniques are illustrated with complete working programs in C++ and the accompanying disk includes compression utilities and reusable source code. Jean-Loup Gailly, a software consultant with more than 15 years of programming experience, wrote the compression code of the freeware zip archiver and is the author of the gzip data-compression program.; C++ programming expert Mark Nelson is director of software development for Greenleaf Software, Inc. and is contributing editor and columnist for Windows/DOS Developer's Journal. Mark's articles have been published in Dr. Dobb's Journal, C User's Journal, and Windows Tech Journal, among other publications. He has written best-selling books on data compression and serial communications. Used: Acceptable.

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